Penny Kontogeorgou is Managing Partner at ZK Law Firm and an e-Business & ICT Law Expert. She has been practicing private law for over 20 years.

Her 20-years of legal expertise include among others:

  • IT & Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, BaaS, e-Signatures, e-Invoicing, Cybersecurity, Open Source)
  • Data (Privacy & Security, Data Analytics, Open Data, Data Governance)
  • e-Commerce, Digital Platforms & Marketplaces
  • Digital Marketing
  • e-Payments
  • R&D Collaborations & Technology Transfer
  • 4.0 Technologies (5G, Blockchain & Smart Contracts, NFTs, Tokens, Cryptocurrencies, AI, IoT & M2M, VR, Metaverse)

Practice law: commercial & business agreements, consumer protection, T&Cs, GDPR Compliance, IT contracts, EULAs, Regulatory Compliance, Competition Law, IP Portfolios Protection, corporate and reorganizational structures, M&As, Joint Ventures, VCs & Angel Investments.

Clients’ industries & sectors: Travel & Tourism, BioTech, FoodTech, HealthTech, Insurtech, Transportation, Fintech, dynamic Startups, Wholesale, Retailers, Brands, Big Ad Tech Providers, Digital Media Agencies, IT Service Providers, Education, Fashion, Petrol & Oil, Shipping, Angel Investors.

She is the Head Legal Officer of a multinational corporation operating a Metaverse Art Platform, advising on issues related to funding and investment, IPR structure and protection, Data compliance, commercial agreements, NFTs, cryptocurrencies and deployment of DeFi technologies.

She is the Head Legal Officer of the Technology Transfer Unit of the American Colleges of Greece.

Penny daily advises national & international corporations on large scale IT projects, digital transformation strategies, and compliance.

She is consulting e-Money Institutions, PIs & PSPs on regulatory compliance (e-wallets, licensing, KYC/ AML, SCA, financial, banking regulations).

She was the Head Legal Counsel of #TDG, a multinational Digital Advertising Agency based in Greece, for 10 years.

She has also been involved in Law-making committees for New Technologies, is a frequent speaker at national & international conferences in the e-Business and ICT sector, guest lecturer in Universities (Athens University of Economics & Business, University of Aegean, University of Macedonia, International University).

Penny has mentored hundreds of startups through incubators, accelerators, & innovation-enabling organizations (ACEin, Orange Grove, Egg, Greek StartUp Universe, Startup Europe, Women on Top, ELTRUN).

Memberships

  • Athens Bar Association
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Greek E-commerce Association (GRECA)

Education

  • University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Master of Laws (LL.M.), Information Technology & Communications Law
  • Northumbria University, UK, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
  • Educated in the UK to LLM standards in IT Law, Penny is used to working by adhering to strict standards and methodology; to her, nevertheless, the best legal solutions are tailor-made and business oriented.

Languages

  • Greek
  • English